Koide, Tokamachi 949-8433 Niigata Prefecture

Matsunoyama Matsuguchi, Tokamachi 942-1411 Niigata Prefecture

Hoshitoge, Tokamachi 948-0000 Niigata Prefecture

71-2 Rokunoitchome, Honcho, Tokamachi 948-0003 Niigata Prefecture

3743-1, MatsushIro, Tokamachi Niigata Prefecture

2891 Ueno, Tokamachi 948-0122 Niigata Prefecture

2126 Koide, Tokamachi 949-8433 Niigata Prefecture

3816 Matsudai, Tokamachi 942-1526 Niigata Prefecture

Matsunoyama Yumoto, Tokamachi 942-1432 Niigata Prefecture

6-chome, Hommachi, Tokamachi 948-0003 Niigata Prefecture

1-382-1 Nishihoncho, Tokamachi 948-0072 Niigata Prefecture

Around Jogaoka Pure Land and Tokamachi City, Tokamachi Niigata Prefecture

A winter festival of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, which is known as one of Japan's leading heavy snowfall areas. It began in 1950 with the local residents' concept of "enjoy the snow, as a friend of the snow." The main event is the residents' handmade "artworks made of snow." The collection of huge artistic works makes a big impression on the viewer. In addition, "festival plazas" in almost 30 locations in the city and surrounding villages, you can enjoy such things as regional cuisine, snow tea ceremony, and snow slides. And the "Snow Carnival," live music and shows held on a huge stage made of snow, is not to be missed.

1712-2, Matsunoyama MatsuguchI, Tokamachi Niigata Prefecture

2310-1 Sanada Ko, Tokamachi 948-0111 Niigata Prefecture

3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi 948-0003 Niigata Prefecture

Satoyama and Art The twentieth century was the era of the city and the art of the city. However, as the city ailed, art became isolated and gradually lost its latent power to connect people to place and people to people. The nature and lifestyle of the satoyama of Echigo-Tsumari environment seems to inspire artists to recover the connections and collaborations that art once had but which has almost been lost. Artworks are dotted across approximately 200 villages rather than displayed in a single center, an “absolutely inefficient” approach deliberately at odds with the rationalization and efficiency of modern society. Wandering among artworks which emphasise the beauty and richness of satoyama and reveal the accumulated temporal layers of human inhabitation opens the senses to the wonder of existence and revives the soul.